Case pending against Air India in various courts across India and abroad will remain with Air India after its acquisition by Tata, and the Central government will not deal with it, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry told the parliament on Monday..Congress Member of Parliament from Assam's Silchar, Sushmita Dev had asked a question in the Upper House about the details of cases against the airline, and whether the cases will be transferred to the company that buys it.Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd.) VK Singh answered that there are 2,657 cases pending in Indian and international courts against Air India. These range from service matters and consumer complaints to commercial matters etc, it was stated. "The cases are against Air India as a legal entity and will remain with Air India," the reply said adding that the government will not be dealing with the same. It was clarified that in view of the ongoing litigation of the Central government with Devas Multimedia Ltd (of the Devas-Antrix scam), the Indian government is committed to indemnify the Tata Group in the matter. Foreign investors in Devas had earlier moved the US Federal Court in the Southern District of New York to identify Air-India as an alter-ego of the Indian government towards arbitration awards..[Read Reply]
Case pending against Air India in various courts across India and abroad will remain with Air India after its acquisition by Tata, and the Central government will not deal with it, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry told the parliament on Monday..Congress Member of Parliament from Assam's Silchar, Sushmita Dev had asked a question in the Upper House about the details of cases against the airline, and whether the cases will be transferred to the company that buys it.Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd.) VK Singh answered that there are 2,657 cases pending in Indian and international courts against Air India. These range from service matters and consumer complaints to commercial matters etc, it was stated. "The cases are against Air India as a legal entity and will remain with Air India," the reply said adding that the government will not be dealing with the same. It was clarified that in view of the ongoing litigation of the Central government with Devas Multimedia Ltd (of the Devas-Antrix scam), the Indian government is committed to indemnify the Tata Group in the matter. Foreign investors in Devas had earlier moved the US Federal Court in the Southern District of New York to identify Air-India as an alter-ego of the Indian government towards arbitration awards..[Read Reply]
